Categories: Cakes, Breads 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Shortening                        3/4 c  Coconut, grated 
    3/4 c  Brown sugar                         1 ts Baking powder 
      2 tb White vinegar                       2 c  White flour 
      3    Ripe bananas, mashed                     GLAZE 
      3 tb Water                             1/4 c  Brown sugar 
      1 tb Lime juice                          1 tb Oil 
    1/2 ts Salt                                1 tb Rum 
    1/2 ts Ginger powder                       3 tb Lime juice 
  
  Beat shortening for a few seconds.  Add brown sugar & beat till well 
  blended & creamy.  Stir in vinegar, bananas, water & lime juice.  Ensure 
  that all ingredients are well mixed.  Add salt, ginger & grated coconut. 
  Mix well.  Stir in baking powder.  Sift flour & beat with a wooden spoon 
  till well blended & smooth.  Transfer into a greased loaf pan & bake at 
  350F for 1 hour.  Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a 
  wire rack. 
   
  Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, oil, rum & lime juice in a snall pot over a 
  low heat.  Stir constantly for 5 minutes until you have a thin syrup. Pour 
  over the loaf, spreading it with a spatula, let it run over the sides. 
   
  By Mark Satterly, Adapted from "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant"